Issue 2 Essay : Impact of WW1 on Ireland

Question 1

Historical Context 1

Answer 1

1910 NI want Union
-IPP voted in by south and coalition with LIB
-HR political agenda

Question 2

Historical Context 2

Answer 2

HR on Political Agenda angered Ulster
-Establish UVF pami opposed HR
-IVF retaliation

Question 3

What are the Factors

Answer 3

Irish attitudes to World War I
impact of the Easter Rising
anti-conscription campaign
decline of the Nationalist Party
rise of Sinn Fein

Question 4

Irish attitudes to World War I knowledge

Answer 4

Outbreak of WW1 N and Red. supported Britain
-urged Irish to enlist in hopes of HR

south recruitment successful
-1/4 million

Question 5

Irish attitudes to World War I Analysis

Answer 5

Irish from north and south helping suggests positive relationship with Britain
-Desire for Union
-no real political shift

Question 6

Irish attitudes to World War I ANalysis +

Answer 6

as WW1 progressed attitudes changed
-more opposition to it
-ACC
-Move towards Sinn Fein

Question 7

Impact of Easter Rising Knowledge

Answer 7

Rebels saw WW1 opportunity to gain indep.
-Brit. had troops and resources fighting Germany

Easter Monday 1916 1,000 men from Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army
-march
-GPO, important buildings
-weapons

Question 8

Impact of Easter Rising Analysis

Answer 8

rebellion suggests political shift towards activism for republicans
-increased anti-British Feeling

Question 9

Impact of Easter Rising Analysis+

Answer 9

Not many supported ER
-betreyal of Irish men enlisted
-Critical of rebels

Question 10

Anti conscription campaign knowledge

Answer 10

DLG scared due to lack of volunteers
-imposed conscription under DORA
-without debate
-N withdraw from WM

SF and N organised ACC
-whole of Ireland in Political union

Question 11

Anti conscription campaign Analysis

Answer 11

all of Ireland united against GB and her policies

Question 12

Anti conscription campaign Analysis +

Answer 12

unity short lived
-opposition from Ulster end of WW1 fully supportive of Britain
-strengthen union like before WW1

Question 13

Decline of IPP and Rise of SF knowledge

Answer 13

DLG proposed HR for Ireland
-delay of 6 years
-Redmond Temporary, Carson exempt from HR

Sinn Fein gain support
-election victories in Rosscommon, Longford, East Claire
-followed by 1918 most pop. in Ireland

Question 14

Decline of IPP and Rise of SF Analysis

Answer 14

south went from IPP to Sinn fein

Question 15

Decline of IPP and Rise of SF Analysis +

Answer 15

March 1918 redmond dies
-accelerated decline of nationalists
-SF gained as a result
-Not WW1 but death of Redmond to pave way for SF